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also the Hon. J. J. Farrell, Dairy and Food Commissioner of 

 Minnesota. After registering at the Harrington Hotel, we pro- 

 ceeded to the Agricultural Buildings, Bureau of Animal 

 Industry, where we had been invited by A. D. Melvin 

 to attend a conference and hear the unpublished de- 

 tails of the sanitary condition of creameries and cream buying 

 stations and the condition of the cream delivered at such plants, 

 part of which was pubhshed in the U. S. Agricultural Depart- 

 ment report of 191 2, and was the basis of very unjust criticism 

 by various institutions and people antagonistic tO' the dairy in- 

 dustry. There was a very large gathering present composed of 

 the owners and operators of large creameries of the country^ 

 professors from agricultural and dairy colleges, representatives 

 of the dairy press ,and dairy and food officials; Mr. S. B. Shil- 

 ling, representing the Chicago Dairy Produce; B. D. White of 

 the Milk News; John Crump of the Dairy Record; Mr. Johnsoi'^ 

 representing the Beatrice Creamery Co. and Fox River Butter 

 Co. ; J. A. Walker representing the Blue Valley Creamery Co. } 

 J. R. Morley, representing the Minnesota Co-operative Dairies 

 Association, and there were other creamerymen present. Pro- 

 fessor McKay represented the American Association of Cream- 

 eries; Prof. Frandzen of Nebraska University; Professor 

 E. H. Farrington was there from the University of 

 Wisconsin; Professor Curtis from Iowa State College; 

 Professor Harding of University of Illinois, and others from^ 

 neighboring dairy and agricultural colleges. The Dairy and 

 Food Departments were represented by Commissioner Stadt- 

 mueller of Connecticut; Commissioner Purcell of Virginia; Com- 

 missioner Bennett of Missouri ; Commissioner Barney of Iowa , 

 Commissioner Farrell of Minnesota; Klein of Kansas; Newman 

 from Illinois; Mr. Flanders representing New York came in 

 later ;the National Dairy Union was represented by President. 

 Hull and Secretary Creasy. The Dairy Council was represented 

 by President Mund, Secretary Skinner and some of the direc- 

 tors. Mr. Credicott of Freeport was there representing the Illi- 

 nois Creamerymen and as a director of the National Dairy 

 Union. Mr. Sharpless of Pennsylvania was there representing 



